EV World says we can expect 10 million charging stations globally by 2020. A new study from IMS Research predicts the number of EV charging stations will grow from 135,000 worldwide in 2011 to as many as 10.7 million in 2020, with the fastest growth likely to occur in the US, China, Japan and Germany. [...]
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Several posts appeared this week about weak EV sales this year. The Australian said Electric car market faces rocky road in US while Consumer Affairs says the Outlook for electric cars remains hazy. In addition we have a survey from the American Automobile Association reported by The Auto Channel: …eight out of ten U.S. [...]
The future of the automobile industry was the focus of a roundtable of experts at the Massachusetts Institution of Technology (MIT). BOLDRIDE summarized the discussion for us. Called Mass vs. Efficiency the panelists grappled with the conundrum of meeting new mileage standards set by the US while simultaneously adding new technology and the extra [...]
Fleet Owner discusses the advantages of propane autogas for fueling fleets. The post notes that propane autogas is best in fleet applications where there is a central refueling location. It has also become a popular fuel choice for school bus fleets. Until now propane has largely been used for light vehicles with natural gas powering [...]
Duck waste is generating electricity in the US state of Vermont we learn from Goshen News. Duck processing company, Culver Duck, converts the methane from duck waste (offal) and combines it with vegetable by-products in an anaerobic digester to create a methane gas. The methane gas is then used to run three 550 hp generators [...]
Hydrogen Fuel News says the International Energy Agency has launched an ambitious plan for electric vehicles. The IEA wants to see more than 20 million EVs on the world’s roads by 2020. To achieve this goal, global EV sales must grow by 80% every year through the end of the decade. This, of course, [...]
From USA Today we learn that clean diesel is about to invade the US car market. For the first time the US is going to have fuel efficient clean diesel engines on the lots of car dealerships. GM, Volkswagon, and Mazda will all be offering diesel models this year that get very good mileage for [...]
A school district in the US state of Pennsylvania is adding 80 propane autogas school buses over the next six years according to Next-Gen Transportation. By switching from diesel to propane the school district expects to save $372,000. Bosch, the world’s biggest car parts supplier, believes that shale gas finds in the US could [...]
